Overview

• Phoenix improved to 25-14 with its fourth straight win, tying Atlanta for third and moving 1.5 games ahead of New York, which fell to 24-16.
• Kahleah Copper led with 22 points and five 3-pointers as Satou Sabally added 14, DeWanna Bonner keyed the fourth quarter, and Natasha Mack grabbed 10 rebounds with a career-high seven offensive boards.
• The game flipped after Kathryn Westbeld and Copper hit consecutive threes to ignite a 15-1 surge, with the Mercury shooting 10-for-14 in the fourth while the Liberty committed key turnovers.
• Alyssa Thomas tallied 14 points and nine assists and set the Mercury’s single-season rebounding mark with her 303rd board.
• Phoenix won the season series 3-1 to secure the head-to-head tiebreaker, with New York missing Sabrina Ionescu (toe) as Natasha Cloud and Jonquel Jones returned to the lineup at limited strength.